Shoe construction



Feb. 11,' 1936. E, J, STORY ET AL 2,030,276

Filed 001;. 24, 1953 Patented Feb. 1.1, 1936 SHOE CONSTRUCTION Ernst J. Story and John M. Delaney,

Cincinna ti, Ohio Application October 24, 1933, Serial-No. 694,966

. "1 Clai'x/n. (Cl. 36-34) This invention relates to shoe construction, and as at I4 to provide a channel for reception of the particularly to a manner and means for anchoring the flap of the sole in the region of the heel.

An object of the invention is to provide simple,`

inexpensive, and effective means for anchoring the fiapof the sole, while at the'sametime enhancing the appearance of the shoe.

Another object is to provide a heel of novel construction including means for effectively holding the flap of the shoe sole.

These andother objects are attained' by the means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a `shoe embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the heel of this invention.

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the heel of be glued or otherwise suitably secured. The flap Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of ashoe sole and showing the flap to be held in position by the novel heel construction.

The present invention is directed to a solution of the problem of securely and inexpensively fastening a. finishing flap, such-as is indicated at 5, relative to the heel of an article of footwear. Those persons concerned with the manufacture of shoes have long been confronted with the 'problem of precluding loosening or peeling of the flap from its position adjacent to the breast of the heel, however, no satisfactory solution of the problem has been proposed heretofore.

of said strip or sheet, to provide the thin integral.

ap 5 which provides a means of neatly finishing oi the under portion of the shoe in the region of the breast of the heel. l I

The heelv 8 preferably, though not necessarily, is of one-piece construction and may conveniently be made of wood properly formed. The upper foot supporting portion I0 preferably has formed integrally therewith an extension I3 which overhangs the breast portion and meets the breast portion along a lineI of juncture which .is slotted flap 5. 'I'he slot extends transversely of the Ybreast portion from one side of the heel to the other. The foot-supporting portion I0 is a concavity in the 'top of the heel, .which extends 5 lengthwise of the extension I3, wherefore the lower face I5 of the extension is made convex. The slot or channel I4 therefore is curved downwardly and inwardly from the sides of the heel. It is to be understood, however, that it is imma- 10 terial to the invention whether or not the channel is curved, for on some types of shoes the slot may be extended straight across the breast of the heel near the top thereof.

In constructing the shoe, the upper is secured to 15 the sole and to the heel portion 9 thereof, after which ap 5 is disposed over the extension I3 and inserted into the channel or slot Il, where it may may be glued or otherwise secured to the exten- '20 sion I3 in order to aiord a finished appearance to the arch portion of the shoe.y After thus securing the parts together, the heel ordinarily is `covered, painted lor otherwise nished. v"I'he lower face I6 of the heel, if desired, may have a lift 25 applied thereto in accordance with common practice.

What we claim is:

A one-piece wooden high heel comprising a body having a dished upper face and including 30 a high substantially flat and vertical breast bounded at -its upper end by a curved s lot cut horizontally into the body of the heel, the oppor site ends of said slot terminating inI the sides ofthe body below the top edges thereof, at a high- 35 er elevation than-the lowest point on the dished f upper face, an extension on the heel body. formlng part of the dished upper face of the body, and extending forwardly substantially at right angles to the plane of the breast, said extension having 40 a curved under surface which is a straight-forward continuation of one wall of the slot, said surface being curved transversely to conform substantially with the curvature of both the slot4 and the dished upper face, to provide .substan- 'I tially a curved knife-edge on the'e'xtension, all points of which edge are located in a plane substantially parallel to the plane of the breast.

' vnarrar J. STORY.

.JOHN-M, DELANEY. 

